The Colossus reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Colossus

Originally a colossus is a giant statue of a kind prevalant in ancient Egypt. The most celebrated colossus, however, is the one on the island of Rhodes. The word has come to mean something very large or powerful.

• The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the World
• The Colossus computer was the first digital programmable electronic computer.
• In the novel and movie, , Colossus is a computer.
• Colossus is one of the X-Men.

This is the "Colossus" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.